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you are under the same reality speaker john boehner is. >> let me explain the reality. reality this solution is no solution at all. lou: nobody has said a solution, nobody. this is a bridge to possibly a beach that will lead to a place called reason and rationality, but it is a long journey. everybody would acknowledge it. >> with all due respect, i'm so sick and tired of hearing that. we have been hearing that for years from republicans. they came to washington, d.c., back in power cause they promise, that made of some promise to constituents they would put amends to the runaway spending of the nancy pelosi democrats. e reality stick in everybody's cross, spending is higher under john boehner and republicans as it was under the democrats. lou: i agree with you. my problem is they're finally getting on this. they are admitting they don't know what the heck they are doing. the president trying to find a-determia-determi ner way to screw this up, john boehner has just emerged from weeks of negotiations if you want to call it that, and he looks beat up. the american people
you are under the same reality speaker john boehner is. >> let me explain the reality. reality this solution is no solution at all. lou: nobody has said a solution, nobody. this is a bridge to possibly a beach that will lead to a place called reason and rationality, but it is a long journey. everybody would acknowledge it. >> with all due respect, i'm so sick and tired of hearing that. we have been hearing that for years from republicans. they came to washington, d.c., back in power...
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but i it's something he said to john boehner leaving any room for compromise? if politicians don't take us over the cliff, will the unions? what the they're planning this k in from boston to houston threatening to strike you in the wallet. eric: read the headlines and they say that president is giving up his vacation takes toe a fiscal cliff deal, but is there any room for negotiation? let's talk about it a little bit. >> the president is heading back to washington to attempt a last-ditch effort with speaker boehner to forge some compromise to avert a fiscal cliff which will kick in in six days if nothing isone done. those are the headlines are we talking about is cutting his vacation short in tha and that l well and good. is there anything that can be done because they really seem to be at an impasse before christmms, the republicans in the houseors, imploded and a ve, very tight spot and i suspect if there is to be a deal it'll be a pretty on powering one for all involved. eric: john boehner, putting it up on the screen. $800 billion in tax revenue on the tab
but i it's something he said to john boehner leaving any room for compromise? if politicians don't take us over the cliff, will the unions? what the they're planning this k in from boston to houston threatening to strike you in the wallet. eric: read the headlines and they say that president is giving up his vacation takes toe a fiscal cliff deal, but is there any room for negotiation? let's talk about it a little bit. >> the president is heading back to washington to attempt a last-ditch...
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and i feel sorry for john boehner in so many eways. he's literally between a rock and a hard place but he's got to resolve it as representative pelosi said as speaker. he's got a responsibility to provide leadership and resolve this within his own caucus. >> while this has been going on for weeks now we've been talking about this. the american appetite, as i said, it is growing to get something done. americans are paying attention. 53% are optimistic and satisfied that obama was re-elected. 45% describe themselves as uncertain or pessimistic. that optimistic number is up from october. how how much do you think the p.r. campaign paying into that? >> i don't think it does much. the president won re-election and driving support for his numbers. what we have to watch over the next few days, ultimately, something like 70 or 80 republicans have to sign the tax relief in order to get past this cliff. that's the big challenger. we've only seen 10 or 12 republicans in congress say i'm willing to raise taxes. until that number gets higher this i
and i feel sorry for john boehner in so many eways. he's literally between a rock and a hard place but he's got to resolve it as representative pelosi said as speaker. he's got a responsibility to provide leadership and resolve this within his own caucus. >> while this has been going on for weeks now we've been talking about this. the american appetite, as i said, it is growing to get something done. americans are paying attention. 53% are optimistic and satisfied that obama was...
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and they've been a problem for john boehner. but you know, my book is not so much about the problem with congress is you mentioned them in the last segment with david fossy, about the political machine that the cope brothers have built for the sole purpose of taking down barack obama. and they've done it with think tanks, with political organizations, with the tea party, with research centers on universities. they are everywhere in states and at the federal level. and they just had another summit out in palm springs where they got their corporate buddies together and raised $100 million, $100 million for taking down obama this year. >> let me read one quote. and there are a number from conservativive columnists. rush limbaugh in january of 2009. you say it is striking how unqualified obama is and how this whole thing came about within the democrat party party. nobody had the guts to stand up and say no to a black guy. >> yeah. we always thought growing up that it would b
and they've been a problem for john boehner. but you know, my book is not so much about the problem with congress is you mentioned them in the last segment with david fossy, about the political machine that the cope brothers have built for the sole purpose of taking down barack obama. and they've done it with think tanks, with political organizations, with the tea party, with research centers on universities. they are everywhere in states and at the federal level. and they just had another...
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i give john boehner a lot of credit. he is trying so hard to make the president understand that we cannot spend what we do not have and we cannot keep borrowing. i do not know why that is so hard for anybody to understand it. you have to keep in mind since the president has been in office, we have not had a balanced budget. i think most people will agree that in every home that is run properly, you need a budget and the government needs a budget. you cannot just keep running and borrowing to do everything you want to do. the american people are sick of it. they need to get together and decide what they are going to do. they need to get a balanced budget. they need to quit spending what they do not have. and they need to get this thing done before the end of the year. host: thank you for the call. from our facebook page -- join us on our facebook page. a couple of other editorials we want to share with you. from "the new york post." on the other side from "the washington post." beverly is joining us from illinois on the d
i give john boehner a lot of credit. he is trying so hard to make the president understand that we cannot spend what we do not have and we cannot keep borrowing. i do not know why that is so hard for anybody to understand it. you have to keep in mind since the president has been in office, we have not had a balanced budget. i think most people will agree that in every home that is run properly, you need a budget and the government needs a budget. you cannot just keep running and borrowing to do...
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let's rise above the this function and do the right thing for our country. >> later john boehner told diane sawyer he is the most reasonable, responsible person in washington and the president knows that. the fiscal cliff looms at the end of the year. will we reach a compromise before then, charles? >> i do not think it will be a comprehensive compromise. i think they will be able to patch something together. i think they will be able to agree on it true tax reform sometime next year. i think they will get past the cliff. if he insists on raising rates, he will be stymied. >> what is the message? >> it is a mixed message. i think we all agree the cornerstone of the president from message is we raise taxes on those earning over $250,000. mitt romney pledged to repeal obamacare. these are the essential points of their candidacies. i think he can point to that. but at the same time, he has to deal with the republican house and john painter has to deal with the republican house. john boehner -- he is not being humbled by saying that he is the best that the president has in the republican
let's rise above the this function and do the right thing for our country. >> later john boehner told diane sawyer he is the most reasonable, responsible person in washington and the president knows that. the fiscal cliff looms at the end of the year. will we reach a compromise before then, charles? >> i do not think it will be a comprehensive compromise. i think they will be able to patch something together. i think they will be able to agree on it true tax reform sometime next...
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i wouldn't want to be in john boehner's shoes rooity now. the most likely path of averting the fiscal cliff before the new year would be getting what president obama laid out yesterday and that was extending the bush-era tax cuts of $250,000 or below as well as extending unemployment insurance and if it sails through the senate and gets to the house and john boehner allows that to get up to a vote it would most likely pass without a majority of house republicans and that could infuriate the republican caucus. the other option for house speaker john boehner would be to hold firm to hold their ground. however, that's actually the most likely outcome to going over the fiscal cliff and all polls, actually show that republicans would bear the brunt of the blame for that. so i wouldn't want to be in john boehner's shoes right now. >> either way, if it is the first scenario that mark marked out for us, if not speaker boehner, then who might replace them should there be a revolt here? eric cantor, just a year ago we were watching 2011 and it seemed
i wouldn't want to be in john boehner's shoes rooity now. the most likely path of averting the fiscal cliff before the new year would be getting what president obama laid out yesterday and that was extending the bush-era tax cuts of $250,000 or below as well as extending unemployment insurance and if it sails through the senate and gets to the house and john boehner allows that to get up to a vote it would most likely pass without a majority of house republicans and that could infuriate the...
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boehner, they are talking about that income level, house speaker john boehner requesting a million and now they are offering maybe a $400,000 deal so that has been a sticking point and for stocks around the world, they are all up and it looks like we are headed up as well. we will have the business news coming up. >> we will smile and say good morning, it is tuesday december 18, i am dave clark. >> and time now 6:30, we are tracking where a suspected dui driver hit a farenheit dan. tara moriarty has a -- with a -- hit a fire hydrant. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: it was wet but it was about 5 inches high earlier this morning and the whole area was flooded. they shut the water off about a half hour ago. public works crews were out and let's go to a picture of what it looked like earlier this morning and police tell us the water was shotting up all the way into the air and it all started when a driver was driving and they had to shut down both sides of the road and the driver was found a short distance away. >> the driver was eventually stopped further down san hill -- sand hill r
boehner, they are talking about that income level, house speaker john boehner requesting a million and now they are offering maybe a $400,000 deal so that has been a sticking point and for stocks around the world, they are all up and it looks like we are headed up as well. we will have the business news coming up. >> we will smile and say good morning, it is tuesday december 18, i am dave clark. >> and time now 6:30, we are tracking where a suspected dui driver hit a farenheit dan....
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so john boehner has wiggle room. he can look like he's the tough guy to the tea party folks who have to vote him back in as speaker. tom cole is really laying out the policy. if they wanted to shut him up, he would have been shut up. and so, where does this leave them? they're not going to play the card on the debt ceiling because that was a disaster for them. they're going to say, you know what, we tried to say the democrats were not serious about spending cuts, but they have no option. they lost the election. you know, republican voters were lied to about the state of the polls. they were lied to about the state of america. and if they want to believe that this is the only path that only spending cuts will get them to deficit reduction, they can carry on believing that or get to a place where they're going to get re-elected. >> richard, i think the president is offering a great deal to the republicans. here's why. these guys can go home 98% and say, you know what, 98% of you, i got the tax cuts. i didn't raise your
so john boehner has wiggle room. he can look like he's the tough guy to the tea party folks who have to vote him back in as speaker. tom cole is really laying out the policy. if they wanted to shut him up, he would have been shut up. and so, where does this leave them? they're not going to play the card on the debt ceiling because that was a disaster for them. they're going to say, you know what, we tried to say the democrats were not serious about spending cuts, but they have no option. they...
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tears on barack obama's cheeks looking a bit like john boehner. but now they will battle. for the past four years, republicans up here have been super unified. not one defecting in some of the biggest fights. now, even before his second term starts, president obama's vowing to get gop allies for this fight. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> after more than a week of long lines, drivers in new york say the newly implemented gas rationing program appears to be working. it is similar to the program in new jersey. vehicles with odd numbered license plates fill up on monday and vehicles with even numbered plates do the same the next day. only quarter of new york city gas stags are open as that city still recovers from superstorm sandy. wi widespread destruction from that storm will make it the largest relief effort from the red cross since hurricane katrina. >> a long time before things get back to normal. >>> for us, the prospect of a glitch this weekend ahead, huh? >> delicious, yes. i seldom use that term in weather, but, yes, quite that. delicious. very nice
tears on barack obama's cheeks looking a bit like john boehner. but now they will battle. for the past four years, republicans up here have been super unified. not one defecting in some of the biggest fights. now, even before his second term starts, president obama's vowing to get gop allies for this fight. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> after more than a week of long lines, drivers in new york say the newly implemented gas rationing program appears to be working. it...
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adam: house speaker john boehner back on capitol hill. it is the latest round of fiscal cliff talks which, as speaker boehner opens the door for tax hikes. lori: don't count apple out. dissecting the opposing analyst calls. is the worst over for shareholders? melissa: it is time for stocks now. nicole petallides standing by. nicole: we are looking good. you mentioned boehner and obama speaking once again. many traders that i have spoken with that something, some white, would get done. we are up about one half of a percent. there is the nasdaq sitting right at the 3000 mark. i also want to take a look at two names that have been making news. that is sprint and clear wire. that is about a half of a percent for sprint which is the number three u.s. wireless carrier. now, they will have full ownership of the spectrum. that is some good news for sprint. you are seeing that clear wire is selling off the news. lori: president obama and house speaker john boehner meeting just hours ago. our rich and thin was first to report this news of the meeti
adam: house speaker john boehner back on capitol hill. it is the latest round of fiscal cliff talks which, as speaker boehner opens the door for tax hikes. lori: don't count apple out. dissecting the opposing analyst calls. is the worst over for shareholders? melissa: it is time for stocks now. nicole petallides standing by. nicole: we are looking good. you mentioned boehner and obama speaking once again. many traders that i have spoken with that something, some white, would get done. we are up...
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john boehner was already having a bad week. it is looking today like he lost his pet highway bill. but now, john boehner is having a really bad week because of this split in the republican party about how big a deal to make over abortion and contraception. the pundit to be crass circumstance the beltway the professional republicans really all think that republicans should mostly shut up about it. republicans who are actually elected to office around the country want to keep it front and center. this is what has happened with anti-abortion legislation in the state since the republicans took over so many state legislatures and governorships in 2010. here is 2012. here's what happens last year after all of those republican victories in 2010, anti-abortion legislation. according to the guttmacher institute you there, were 1600 anti-abortion measures introduced last year, 600. out of those 600, more than 90 new anti-abortion laws were enacted by republican-led state governments. this is unprecedented. nothing like this has ever happened in the entire time that abortion has been legal in
john boehner was already having a bad week. it is looking today like he lost his pet highway bill. but now, john boehner is having a really bad week because of this split in the republican party about how big a deal to make over abortion and contraception. the pundit to be crass circumstance the beltway the professional republicans really all think that republicans should mostly shut up about it. republicans who are actually elected to office around the country want to keep it front and center....
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john boehner. who probably now has earned the titles of the worst speaker certainly in our lifetime if not the worst speaker ever in the history of the house of representatives. the guy is just a totals total loser. look. here is where things stand. right? it's not complicated. president obama, we've got this big debt crisis. president obama, two things -- number 1, months ago, he put out a detailed plan. it's in print, and it's online, of how to resolve this fiscal crisis. no. 2, the republicans said we are not going to deal with it. we will take seven weeks off. we will have an election and let the people decide. president obama went out in front of the american people. there was one issue, the central issue. it wasn't the war in iraq iran's nuclear possibility of iran getting nuclear weapons it wasn't peace in the middle east. it wasn't immigration reform. the number 1 was issue was president obama said very clear, we want the wealthiest two percents of americans to pay more in tax after having
john boehner. who probably now has earned the titles of the worst speaker certainly in our lifetime if not the worst speaker ever in the history of the house of representatives. the guy is just a totals total loser. look. here is where things stand. right? it's not complicated. president obama, we've got this big debt crisis. president obama, two things -- number 1, months ago, he put out a detailed plan. it's in print, and it's online, of how to resolve this fiscal crisis. no. 2, the...
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john boehner speaking to reporters earlier in the day also announcing his support for their plan. >> last fall, i said that the only reason we're even talking about a payroll tax break or an extension of unemployment benefits is because the president's economic policies have failed. i still believe that to be the case today. the agreement that's been reached to stop a tax hike on middle class americans is a fair agreement and one that i support. i want to thank chairman kemp and all of our conferrees for all the work and effort they've put into this bill. but let's be honest. this is as economic relief package. not a bill what's going to grow the economy and create jobs. tomorrow is the third anniversary of the president's stimulus bill. and yet another reminder that we need to change course and focus on pro growth economic positions and the types of bills that for months republicans have been passing over to the united states senate. you know, in december, the white house famously said that extending the payroll tax cut was the last must do item on the president's agenda. according
john boehner speaking to reporters earlier in the day also announcing his support for their plan. >> last fall, i said that the only reason we're even talking about a payroll tax break or an extension of unemployment benefits is because the president's economic policies have failed. i still believe that to be the case today. the agreement that's been reached to stop a tax hike on middle class americans is a fair agreement and one that i support. i want to thank chairman kemp and all of...
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john boehner expected to hold a briefing. we'll take you back to that room as soon as the speaker begins. >>> the results of the election have been called a demo bomb. the president defying history to win back the white house with the minority vote. voters stood in line, some for hours, even after polls closed to cast ballots. joining me is ben gellis, president of the naacp. ahead of the election, much of it centered around voter suppression efforts around the country. now in an odd turn, karl rove has thrown out the theory that how the president won reelection. i want to show you. >> he succeeded by suppressing the vote. you may not like who i am, but i'm going to paint this other guy as a rich guy who only cares about himself. >> so president obama suppressed the vote. when we talk about voter suppression, there were real issues in florida and ohio and places where they were cutting back early voting. but is what we saw this week a backfire to what call the republican effort to suppress the vote. my voice will be heard. >>
john boehner expected to hold a briefing. we'll take you back to that room as soon as the speaker begins. >>> the results of the election have been called a demo bomb. the president defying history to win back the white house with the minority vote. voters stood in line, some for hours, even after polls closed to cast ballots. joining me is ben gellis, president of the naacp. ahead of the election, much of it centered around voter suppression efforts around the country. now in an odd...
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i'm not sure how john boehner feels about that. with me is karl frisch in washington and donny welcome back inside "the war room"." >> it's a party. >> jennifer: yeah, all good stuff. karl i'll start with you. how should democrats be handling this tea party revolt? should they do more to assist speaker boehner? >> we should be throwing gas on the fire. this is an emporer with no clothes. when we were pushed to fiscal cliff it was because john boehner promised something to the president and could not get members of his caucus do the right thing for the american people. >> i don't think we should be putting more gas on the karl what you're saying when your enemy is committing suicide, don't step in and interrupt? >> jennifer: break out the popcorn and sit back and watch the fight. a right on right fight. >> they're the ones who are responsible. don't blame us. >> what you risk about allowing them to fight with each other is going over the fiscal cliff and plunging us into another recession. when i say put gas on the fire, we cannot s
i'm not sure how john boehner feels about that. with me is karl frisch in washington and donny welcome back inside "the war room"." >> it's a party. >> jennifer: yeah, all good stuff. karl i'll start with you. how should democrats be handling this tea party revolt? should they do more to assist speaker boehner? >> we should be throwing gas on the fire. this is an emporer with no clothes. when we were pushed to fiscal cliff it was because john boehner promised...
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your web paper says that conservative groups rebel against john boehner. i believe it was just the last battle over the bush tax cuts, the headline was trying to herd cats referring to speaker boehner trying to get his party in line over the battle here. how much pressure is speaker boehner under? does he have real allies at this point, since it seems he's being pulled in multiple directions here? >> speaker boehner is under enormous pressure, and if he needed to have this vote with just his own caucus or conference, he wouldn't be able to get it done. to the vote in the house, i think for every -- i think there's more tom coles there than we know that won't speak up. >> why won't they speak up? are they waiting to see the next round of back and forth? >> well, that could be part of it, but also, they're a little bit concerned about what their constituents are going to say. they don't want their e-mail box bombarded by the heritage foundation. now you see two extreme views. i think you'll end up at the trillion dollar mark, and i think that speaker boehner
your web paper says that conservative groups rebel against john boehner. i believe it was just the last battle over the bush tax cuts, the headline was trying to herd cats referring to speaker boehner trying to get his party in line over the battle here. how much pressure is speaker boehner under? does he have real allies at this point, since it seems he's being pulled in multiple directions here? >> speaker boehner is under enormous pressure, and if he needed to have this vote with just...
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next up is a phone call from sun city, california, scott as we await speaker of the house john boehner. you're on. >> hi. as an independent, i was very undecided on what i wanted to vote for for president. they're so high and it's getting worse and worse. i don't see this helping our economy in any way shape or form. i don't see this helping lower any type of premiums. all i can see is later on down the line this is going to cause everybody's taxes to rise. those were people who either can't afford health insurance are going to be paying higher premiums. insurance companyings aren't going to take a hit on having to cover people who can't pay. that's going to come to the middle class. i have insurance. and i understand a lot of people that don't. but from time to time it's going to put us deeper in debt as the years go by. my grandchildren are going to be paying for this. but as an independent i was so undecided who i was going to vote for that after this decision, i'm voting for mitt romney. i don't believe this is going to help our country in the long run as it stands. thank you. >> t
next up is a phone call from sun city, california, scott as we await speaker of the house john boehner. you're on. >> hi. as an independent, i was very undecided on what i wanted to vote for for president. they're so high and it's getting worse and worse. i don't see this helping our economy in any way shape or form. i don't see this helping lower any type of premiums. all i can see is later on down the line this is going to cause everybody's taxes to rise. those were people who either...
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meaning as of right now, john boehner is sticking by the hastert rule. that's very significant because he feels that maybe they get something large scale if they can get a lot of republicans or this is just all for show to show the american people they're still there to the end. >> hold on. 6:30 on sunday? i mean, as harry reid pointed out, that's 48 hours. i mean, in terms of the optics and as you said, it's conference calls and no real details coming from the house republicans on what it is they would accept as harry reid was pointing out. 6:30 on sunday feels like not a real sense of urgency. >> no. it's this idea that they should be around here waiting for something to occur, but the urgency has not really been there to be honest with you either side the last few days. now you're starting to see it from the senate and harry reid. but for the house republicans it's get your ball gown and tuxedo on monday on capitol hill and be ready to stay there all night. this is so fascinating, karen, because the new congress comes in january 3rd. eric cantor said
meaning as of right now, john boehner is sticking by the hastert rule. that's very significant because he feels that maybe they get something large scale if they can get a lot of republicans or this is just all for show to show the american people they're still there to the end. >> hold on. 6:30 on sunday? i mean, as harry reid pointed out, that's 48 hours. i mean, in terms of the optics and as you said, it's conference calls and no real details coming from the house republicans on what...
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there are reports that work onors met today to deal and we know the president and john boehner spoke by phone last night. it is starting to have a campaign feel to it. >> it is very important we get e now. >> trying to put pressure on republicans, the president visited this a family, a schoolteacher, husband and son with her parents. and what topeople means to theirs lives. >> an increase of $2,000 or so, for her, and her husband, in actuallyehold would mean four thousand dollars. economists gave a gloomy picture of what could happen if no agreement is reached. >> it would almost certainly throw us into a recession. are flooding the airwaves. >> and no real spending reform. both sides of trying to sell their positions. about to each other? >> there is no reason we could come to the table. >> if ever there were a time to capitalize, it is now. the stock market is stable and today, unemployment fell to 370,000. a drop that was expected. after another day, where does that leave us? is hard to know. we can only presume most of the done behind the scenes. >> new at 6:00, republican jim de
there are reports that work onors met today to deal and we know the president and john boehner spoke by phone last night. it is starting to have a campaign feel to it. >> it is very important we get e now. >> trying to put pressure on republicans, the president visited this a family, a schoolteacher, husband and son with her parents. and what topeople means to theirs lives. >> an increase of $2,000 or so, for her, and her husband, in actuallyehold would mean four thousand...
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do you think the president needs a beer summit, mitch mcconnell, john boehner? the three get together and figure out how to work together. >> we need to get everybody in the room. everybody should be at the table, and everything should be on the table, and the time is now to do that. >> my power panel, thanks so much, gentlemen. i appreciate your insights. coming up in just a few minutes, i'm going to have a chance to talk to dnc chairwoman, congresswoman debbie waserman schultz will join us. >>> congresswoman gabby giffords will come face to face with the shooter who nearly took her life and the lives of 11 others. >>> why are we waiting on florida once again? we're going to talk to debbie wasserman schultz about her home state. president obama reelected. what should be the first thing on his agenda? . ♪ 99 bushels of wheat on the farm...99 bushels of wheat! ♪ [ male announcer ] yep, there's 8 layers of whole grain fiber in those mini-wheats® biscuits... to help keep you full... ♪ 45 bushels of wheat on the farm. 45 bushels of wheat! ♪ ...all morning l
do you think the president needs a beer summit, mitch mcconnell, john boehner? the three get together and figure out how to work together. >> we need to get everybody in the room. everybody should be at the table, and everything should be on the table, and the time is now to do that. >> my power panel, thanks so much, gentlemen. i appreciate your insights. coming up in just a few minutes, i'm going to have a chance to talk to dnc chairwoman, congresswoman debbie waserman schultz...
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again, we are waiting for speaker john boehner. i mentioned a moment ago that the speakership and job is on the line. he will come out, rich erickson was telling us, the missing ingredient is the spending cuts. the president has not been serious. where do you think we are in all of this? charles: this whole thing came about because of the debt ceiling compromise. now it feels like that entire thing has been flip-flopped. connell: i guess you would not have known all these things back then. charles: hind sight is 2020. what he may be prepared to accept now and what it was then. connell: the president called him up that day. we were actually down in d.c. that day. we thought there was going to be a deal. apparently, behind-the-scenes, the president was saying no. i need the more revenue. the speaker said, forget about it. charles: also, there is a lot of anxiety within the republican party. and lot of conservatives are newer breed. the tea party breed. despite what the media says, the tea party presented a major challenge. it was a s
again, we are waiting for speaker john boehner. i mentioned a moment ago that the speakership and job is on the line. he will come out, rich erickson was telling us, the missing ingredient is the spending cuts. the president has not been serious. where do you think we are in all of this? charles: this whole thing came about because of the debt ceiling compromise. now it feels like that entire thing has been flip-flopped. connell: i guess you would not have known all these things back then....
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ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> well, steve, let me just say thanks to you and your team and the architect's office and the grounds crew have done a great job inputting this together. and let me thank the colorado delegation for being here. i would take credit for the weather. [laughter] >> but i thought the senators would do it before i did. [laughter] >> lindsay, great job and i'm glad we have nice weather so you could wear that pretty dress without having to put a big overcoat on it. let me say thank you to all of you here tonight. this great spruce has traveled many miles. thanks to ben and his partner who brought the tree from colorado here. it's christmastime and it's the splendor of this tree calls to mind the star of bethlehem and the chance of the angels announcing a humble birth in a manger. the birth of christ fulfilled, the prophecy of salvation and giving a weary world a chance to rejoice and we will bring light to the tree that flour issues as a symbol of everlasting life. this tree will
ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> well, steve, let me just say thanks to you and your team and the architect's office and the grounds crew have done a great job inputting this together. and let me thank the colorado delegation for being here. i would take credit for the weather. [laughter] >> but i thought the senators would do it before i did. [laughter] >> lindsay, great job and i'm glad we have nice weather so you could wear that pretty dress...
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right around 11:30 a.m., speaker john maye -- john boehner spoke. the buyers poured in, the short time later chuck schumer came in. now we are trading near the highs of the day. the dow jones dust they stop 77 points, 45 to the upside. all 10 s. and p. sectors are jumping with technologies leading the way. research in motion a big winner. can you believe the stock is near $12 per share. rim was at $6 per share, but positive comments out of goldman sachs fueling the game. apple in the green continuing the postelection resurgence. apple was in bear market correction level just a few weeks ago, but right now jumping about 1%. disappointing november sales numbers. costs dropping 6%, tiffany got a markdown, earnings missed street estimates. and then there is aeropostale coming in way below forecasts. what is a trader to do beside watching a nuisance headlines coming out of washington? traders at the new york stock exchange, what a day today. some better games at the moment but again a perfect example of how washington is holding the market. >> you talk a
right around 11:30 a.m., speaker john maye -- john boehner spoke. the buyers poured in, the short time later chuck schumer came in. now we are trading near the highs of the day. the dow jones dust they stop 77 points, 45 to the upside. all 10 s. and p. sectors are jumping with technologies leading the way. research in motion a big winner. can you believe the stock is near $12 per share. rim was at $6 per share, but positive comments out of goldman sachs fueling the game. apple in the green...
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as for president obama and john boehner, they are miles apart. neither are them talking about the deal the country really needs. kristin, we were talking yesterday that there's a possibility the president was considering coming back early perhaps thshould they strike a deal of some sort. >> i think it's likely president obama will cut his vacation short. we haven't gotten guidance about when that is going to happen. the white house is calling this a working vacation, but the reality is that talks are largely deadlocked over the fiscal cliff. there have been a few conversations going on at the staff level but really the expectation is that the hard work is going to get done when lawmakers return to washington after the christmas holiday, a little bit later on this week. that's when they're going to resume negotiations in earnest. of course there had been hopes that the president and house speaker john boehner were going to get a deal done. if you looked at the beginning of last week, they were getting close to a deal it appeared but that fell apar
as for president obama and john boehner, they are miles apart. neither are them talking about the deal the country really needs. kristin, we were talking yesterday that there's a possibility the president was considering coming back early perhaps thshould they strike a deal of some sort. >> i think it's likely president obama will cut his vacation short. we haven't gotten guidance about when that is going to happen. the white house is calling this a working vacation, but the reality is...
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the president spoke with house speaker john boehner by phone yesterday. it was their first conversation in a week but neither side would characterize that conversation. they agreed not to talk about it publicly. there is this, though, on the front page of today's "washington post." many gop centrists and some conservatives are calling on house speaker john boehner to concede on rates now while he still has leverage and shows concern. ed, as we dive in on this post article, it goes down to points out the republicans do want something in return for this. they want to have some wins in this fight. perception is reality in washington, d.c. and across the land. so if they can give something that looks like, okay, we got a couple things out of this. but that's really not going to be the case when we look at the whole big picture, unless they do that two step, which is get the 98% out of the way and maybe fight over the next eight weeks before the debt ceiling debate. >> well, this is where i think the white house needs to continue to put the pressure on boehner
the president spoke with house speaker john boehner by phone yesterday. it was their first conversation in a week but neither side would characterize that conversation. they agreed not to talk about it publicly. there is this, though, on the front page of today's "washington post." many gop centrists and some conservatives are calling on house speaker john boehner to concede on rates now while he still has leverage and shows concern. ed, as we dive in on this post article, it goes...
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can the president and john boehner finally end this mess over the nation's debt? the clock is ticking. dennis: here's a look at today's s&p winners. dennis: the dow below 15,000 one cliff years. fireworks on the floor of the senate. harry reid with choice words for the house speaker. >> the american people don't understand the house of representatives is operating without a house of representatives. it has been operated with the dictatorship of the speaker, not allowing the vast majority of the house of representatives to get what they want. dennis: when do we hear from john boehner? more importantly when the deal gets done? more on the winter storm that wrecked the holidays for many americans, last stop in the northeast, live team coverage and no secrets here, popular show downtown at the premiere's next month and you can find out what happens on line. are you going to peak? cheryl: don't tell me. dennis: who cares? cheryl: it is 30 past the hour, stocks >> caller: minutes and the market is down 100 points and down below 13,000. nicole: i don't watch anything bes
can the president and john boehner finally end this mess over the nation's debt? the clock is ticking. dennis: here's a look at today's s&p winners. dennis: the dow below 15,000 one cliff years. fireworks on the floor of the senate. harry reid with choice words for the house speaker. >> the american people don't understand the house of representatives is operating without a house of representatives. it has been operated with the dictatorship of the speaker, not allowing the vast...
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after anti-contraception bill was lost in the senate, it was john boehner offer in the house to vowed to continue the fight on his side of capitol hill, he said before the blunt-rubio thing was failing in the senate, boehner said i think it's important for us to win this issue. so the fight continues, right? no. republicans said they would keep fighting against access to contra accepts in the senate but then they quietly drop it had in the senate. republicans stayed this would keep fighting against access to contra accepts in the house but they have been trying to quietly drop it there, too. but now these 12 democratic female senators have written a letter to john boehner demanding that mr. boehner say what he is going to do on this issue. and lo, a miracle is upon us. ♪ just a solid note. i thought it was going to be hallelujah. i love these things. there is mystery to them. once in our lives, we are seeing democrat it is using a wedge issue against republicans. instead of republicans using a wedge issue against democrats. this never happens. democrats never do this. wedge issues a
after anti-contraception bill was lost in the senate, it was john boehner offer in the house to vowed to continue the fight on his side of capitol hill, he said before the blunt-rubio thing was failing in the senate, boehner said i think it's important for us to win this issue. so the fight continues, right? no. republicans said they would keep fighting against access to contra accepts in the senate but then they quietly drop it had in the senate. republicans stayed this would keep fighting...
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harry reid and john boehner for instance said -- the speaker saying the senate should take it up. harry reid is speaking on the floor. let's take a listen. >> because americans' taxes are approaching the wrong direction come the first of this year, americans will have less income than they have today. if we go over the cliff, the house of representatives, as we speak, with four days left after today before the first of the year aren't here with the speaker having told them they'll give them 48 hours notice. i can't imagine their consciences where they are around the country and we're here trying to get something done. they are not in washington, d.c. the house of representatives are not here. they couldn't even get the leadership together yesterday. they had to do it with a teleconference. republican leadership. if we go over the cliff, we'll be left with the knowledge that could have been about a single vote. mr. speaker, prior to this session starting today, the presiding officer and i had a conversation about how things have changed around here. i served in the house of represe
harry reid and john boehner for instance said -- the speaker saying the senate should take it up. harry reid is speaking on the floor. let's take a listen. >> because americans' taxes are approaching the wrong direction come the first of this year, americans will have less income than they have today. if we go over the cliff, the house of representatives, as we speak, with four days left after today before the first of the year aren't here with the speaker having told them they'll give...
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but i want to talk about what john boehner said . . . so do you think that baner is bluffing? >> you talk about human behavior, and that includes individual not always strong humans like john boehner. we have a couple of possibilities here let's face it. one we end up with something like the status quo. then they are going to have to deal with obama for the next four years, and the numbers don't make a huge difference. there is more of an incent dividend to cut a deal or at least say we're going to put it all often for a couple of months. but if romney wins they are going to say why should becut a deal with a lame duck president? let's wait until january. so the likelihood of a deal depends very much on the outcome of the election. >> jennifer: totally. but how can you get a deal, whether you are mitt romney or barack obama -- how can you get a deal with people who have signed the grover norquist pledge to never raise taxes? >> and how many have signed it. [ overlapping speakers ] >> yes, exactly. so the answer is -- you already had a number of senate republicans who indicated
but i want to talk about what john boehner said . . . so do you think that baner is bluffing? >> you talk about human behavior, and that includes individual not always strong humans like john boehner. we have a couple of possibilities here let's face it. one we end up with something like the status quo. then they are going to have to deal with obama for the next four years, and the numbers don't make a huge difference. there is more of an incent dividend to cut a deal or at least say...
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he was joined by john boehner as they made the announcement on capitol hill earlier today. paying for the measure in a way that republican prefer going after some of that money that is part of the president's health care bill. senate democrats have their own version of the bill which would pay about $6 billion price tag by raising payroll taxes on the upscale owners of privately owned corporations. more on the issue of student loans today in iowa. the third and final stop, part of a two-day trip by the president. unc chapel hill and colorado university and then in iowa talking about the issue of student loan interest rates before interest rates increase on july 1st. >> the senate introduced a bill last night that would keep student loan rates from doubling. that's the good news. and what's also good news is some republican senators look like they might support it. i'm ready to work with them to make it happen. that's good. but i've got to tell you the republicans who run the house of representatives have not yet said whether they will stop your rates from doubling. and they
he was joined by john boehner as they made the announcement on capitol hill earlier today. paying for the measure in a way that republican prefer going after some of that money that is part of the president's health care bill. senate democrats have their own version of the bill which would pay about $6 billion price tag by raising payroll taxes on the upscale owners of privately owned corporations. more on the issue of student loans today in iowa. the third and final stop, part of a two-day...
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boehner headed for a debt ceiling agreement house speaker john boehner he spoke with our own erin burnett yesterday really his message was you know cut spending or else here we go again another showdown over a nation's debt heating up on capitol hill speaker boehner is setting up another fight over the debt ceiling john boehner is warning of another battle brewing over the debt ceiling pledging to put up a fight at the end of the year to reject any tax increases republicans promised on the standoff over the debt ceiling. now i actually think this is an important story where you have a political party that wants to bring the country to the brink of a default for the second time it's a big deal you could not have a better example of how messed up our political system is but for now i'm going to leave it to these guys because they've been providing around the clock coverage of what has yet to come there is however another story out there that they do manage to make time for in their busy day it looks like it could be the critical day at the john edwards trial edwards is accused of illegally
boehner headed for a debt ceiling agreement house speaker john boehner he spoke with our own erin burnett yesterday really his message was you know cut spending or else here we go again another showdown over a nation's debt heating up on capitol hill speaker boehner is setting up another fight over the debt ceiling john boehner is warning of another battle brewing over the debt ceiling pledging to put up a fight at the end of the year to reject any tax increases republicans promised on the...
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>> the powerful speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. that was just today and i'm here now with jonathan karl, who has covered the campaign, coverers congress for us. what did you hear? >> reporter: he said raising tax rates is unacceptable. there is an entirely different view of that on the other side of the aisle and at the white house. if the president campaigned on one thing, it was raising tax rates on the wealthy. they say any deal that doesn't do that is unacceptablunaccepta? >> no, what happens next now? i seem to hear the speaker saying, we can talk -- >> he wa >> reporter: he wanted to reassure everybody that a deal will be done. we're not going to get to the brink. we're not going to get to the point where the credit rating is again at risk. he said he's willing to talk about anything and he called himself the most reasonable man in washington. so, i think that he is determined to get something done. >> okay, jon karl, thank you. >>> and now, we're going to turn to the other big story of this day. it is the second storm moving
>> the powerful speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. that was just today and i'm here now with jonathan karl, who has covered the campaign, coverers congress for us. what did you hear? >> reporter: he said raising tax rates is unacceptable. there is an entirely different view of that on the other side of the aisle and at the white house. if the president campaigned on one thing, it was raising tax rates on the wealthy. they say any deal that doesn't do that is...
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who is really going to get fired up over nancy pelosi on the one hand or john boehner on the other? they are shorthand for the incredibly narrow range of choice that we actually have in political, and elected officials in this country. c-span: these are all leaders. representative mitch mcconnell has only been in the senate for 26 years. in fairness it feels like a century. did you write that? >> guest: you know i think i'm going to play my co-author matt welch on that one but i would certainly agree with that and i'm not trying to make -- you know we are not trying to make light of politics. politics is absolutely important and there are things worth fighting over but part of the problem that we have in this country is that people have tribal loyalties to team blue and team red in a way that we don't have these loyalties anymore to any other -- you don't come across chevrolet families or even toyota families anymore and i think with the rise of these kinds of many meet leaders we have also seen an evacuation of little identification as a core value from those people, the people who
who is really going to get fired up over nancy pelosi on the one hand or john boehner on the other? they are shorthand for the incredibly narrow range of choice that we actually have in political, and elected officials in this country. c-span: these are all leaders. representative mitch mcconnell has only been in the senate for 26 years. in fairness it feels like a century. did you write that? >> guest: you know i think i'm going to play my co-author matt welch on that one but i would...
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john boehner had has to tread a very careful line. the rhetoric around this event is very much an effort to show, hey guys, i'm still with you. and he's speaking to the most radical elements of the house caucus. >> barbara boxer, i think framed this in an interesting way on the daily rundown this morning with chuck todd. let's listen to that. >> they're setting up a big fight, mcconnell and boehner over the future debt ceiling, making it a crisis, when it isn't a crisis. they want to create a crisis so people say oh my goodness. maybe if we change everything, things will be better. maybe we need a different president. richard wolffe, that's the best theory i've heard so far about why they might want to create the sensation of a crisis. >> yeah, it ties in with what karl rove is spending $25 million on right now, which is to say, you know, this president promised us a lot. he promised he could make the country work and make washington work, and we've worked really hard to make sure that doesn't happen. so it's his failure, right? you k
john boehner had has to tread a very careful line. the rhetoric around this event is very much an effort to show, hey guys, i'm still with you. and he's speaking to the most radical elements of the house caucus. >> barbara boxer, i think framed this in an interesting way on the daily rundown this morning with chuck todd. let's listen to that. >> they're setting up a big fight, mcconnell and boehner over the future debt ceiling, making it a crisis, when it isn't a crisis. they want...
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john boehner said okay. and then the next thing the president hears he is blowing it up because he doesn't have the votes. >> i know what he was goidoing. he wanted to go to the president and say look you're finally going to get your tax hikes on the wealthy a million dollars up. 98% still get their taxes lowered. i'm surprised he didn't count his votes before he did that. a man as experienced as he is. >> that is what is so shocking. >> if he was going to step out on the ledge you better have the votes. he walked out on the ledge, turned around, and nobody was with him. >> craig shirley had a very interesting quote in "the washington post" this morning. >> he's got this in "the washington post" saying if this was a parliamentary system tonight's dissent on plan b would be seen as a vote of no confidence in boehner. the national gop is now simply a collection of warring tribal factions. i'll add to that. a flue cnn opinion research poll has found the majority of americans believe the republican party is now
john boehner said okay. and then the next thing the president hears he is blowing it up because he doesn't have the votes. >> i know what he was goidoing. he wanted to go to the president and say look you're finally going to get your tax hikes on the wealthy a million dollars up. 98% still get their taxes lowered. i'm surprised he didn't count his votes before he did that. a man as experienced as he is. >> that is what is so shocking. >> if he was going to step out on the...
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john boehner's office fired back -- senator reid should talk less and legislate more. the house has already passed legislation to avoid the entire fiscal cliff. >>> the president gets set to land in washington this hour. there's new word that the president has called all four congressional leaders. reid, mcconnell, boehner and pelosi. . joining me to talk more, we have peter alexander standing by at the white house as well as nbc's mike viqueira on capitol hill. some verbal smackdown, basically flipping the lights back on and harry reid taking to the floor to eviscerate speaker boehner. >> the sad part is you often seen the floor opened that way. mitch mcconnell being later today. i'm sure we'll hear something later. to hear it two days after christmas and a matter of days before we go through the fiscal cliff, obviously not encouraging. harry reid says time is running hout. he doesn't know if they could go through the legislative hurdles. if they have the votes around here, they can legislate the sky is green and the grass is blue. that's not an issue. what harry reid
john boehner's office fired back -- senator reid should talk less and legislate more. the house has already passed legislation to avoid the entire fiscal cliff. >>> the president gets set to land in washington this hour. there's new word that the president has called all four congressional leaders. reid, mcconnell, boehner and pelosi. . joining me to talk more, we have peter alexander standing by at the white house as well as nbc's mike viqueira on capitol hill. some verbal smackdown,...
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but now these 12 democratic female seine stores written a letter to john boehner demanding that mr. boehner say what he is going to do on this issue. and lo, a miracle is upon us. ♪ just a solid note. i thought it was going to be halleluj hallelujah. i love these things. there is mystery to them. once in our lives, we are seeing democrat it is using a wedge issue against republicans. instead of republicans using a wedge issue against democrats. this never happens. democrats never do this. wedge issues are one of the most effective and diabolical thing also you cs you can do in politics and democrats don't do them, they are doing it now it. a when issue and the republicans use it against democrats is like abortion rights, gay rights, maybe prayer in schools, race often. they take something which is the kind of issue which some democratic voters might not agree with the rest of the majority of that party, making the issue august huge issue with tons of attention and tops of focus that democrats have to deal with, republicans can then drive a wedge between the voters who disagree wit
but now these 12 democratic female seine stores written a letter to john boehner demanding that mr. boehner say what he is going to do on this issue. and lo, a miracle is upon us. ♪ just a solid note. i thought it was going to be halleluj hallelujah. i love these things. there is mystery to them. once in our lives, we are seeing democrat it is using a wedge issue against republicans. instead of republicans using a wedge issue against democrats. this never happens. democrats never do this....